Doctorate in Applied Linguistics, in a specific area of CALL: Development, implementation, and Evaluation of an Online English Placement Test at College Level: A case study (Middlesex University, 2005).

She taught languages (French, Greek and Italian) in various government secondary schools in Melbourne Australia.She was examiner and chief examiner for Greek (Victorian Certificate of Education), committee member for the accreditation and review of language Common Standards Frameworks and language curricula in Melbourne.​She taught Languages Teaching Methodology at La Trobe University and Language Teaching Methodology (Greek, French) and Computer Assisted Language Learning at RMIT university, both on campus and online (Melbourne) (1981-2001).She taught French, English for Academic Purposes and for Secretarial Studies, Greek, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and CALL at Intercollege, TEFL, CALL, Academic English, and French for Culinary Arts at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, and English for Communication & Internet Studies (CIS) and Nursing at CUT.She coordinated the common Dprof Programme of University of Nicosia and Middlesex University (2001-2010) and acted as advisor for Dprof students (2013).She has been the CUT Language Centre Director since January 2010.

Professional Highlights:1. She is a member of a number of committees of the Republic of CyprusMinistry of Education and Culture2. Facilitator for an English module of the pre-service programme offered by the University of Cyprus on behalf of the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture (2016 to date).3. She is a member of the EuroCALL Association Executive Committee and the coordinator of its 9 Special Interest Groups (SIGs).4. She is the contact person of EuroCALL Association in Cyprus.5. She was the organiser of the EuroCALL Teacher Education Special Interest Group (SIG) Workshop in Limassol, in May 20156. She was the organiser of the EuroCALL conference in Limassol in August 2016.

Research Interests​She has developed printed and digital learning material for Greek (﻿Ελληνικά γιατί όχι; βιβλίο μαθητή & Ελληνικά γιατί όχι; τετράδιο δραστηριοτήτων and French (Voila & Ca Alors). She has also developed NEPTON (New English Placement Test Online). She has established the Centre of Language Interactive and Cooperative Learning (CLILC) at CUT LC; She participated in local, European and International programmes for the evaluation of language programmes, the development of language learning material, the development of language teacher-training programmes, Computer Assisted Language Learning programmes, and European programmes for Teacher Training in CALL, LUCIDE: Language in Urban Communities - Integration and Diversity for Europe and the ALCUIN European project (encourage teenagers to read literature). She also supervised the creation of language teaching material with the use of new technologies (Μιλάς ελληνικά; - Do you speak Greek?). Her current interests include:1. CALL / blended learning as an integral part of Languages for Academic Purposes (AP) and Languages for Specific Academic Purposes (SAP);2. Formative and summative assessment and testing with the use of new technologies and based on CEFR framework, as an integral part of Languages for (AP) and Languages for (SAP);3. E-language learning; E-language teacher education; E-language teacher education in CALL﻿.

Dr Androulla Athanasiou, Special Teaching Staff, Language Centre at Cyprus University of Technology ​Androulla Athanasiou has been a member of the Language Centre teaching English since September 2009. She has obtained her PhD degree in ELT (English Language Teaching), her MA in ELSM (English Language Studies and Methods), at Warwick University and her BA in English Literature and Classical Studies, at Keele University. She has recently acquired a second MA in Educational Leadership, focusing on issues of Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Androulla also holds a TESOL Certificate (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) awarded by Trinity College. She has a wide range of teaching experience, having taught EAP (English for Academic Purposes) courses both in the UK and Cyprus, General English courses, ESAP (English for Specific Academic Purposes) courses, teacher training courses on a BA in English Language programme in Cyprus.She also prepares and carries out teacher training courses as part of the Language Centre’s activities. She has been active in the use of CALL / blended learning in all her classes.She is the co-organiser of the EuroCALL Teacher Education Special Interest Group (SIG) Workshop in Limassol, in May 2015 and a member of the organising committee of the EuroCALL conference in Limassol in August 2016.

Androulla’s research interests lie in the areas of Course and Curriculum Development, the use of New Technologies in Language Teaching and Learning, the promotion of Learner Autonomy and Collaborative Learning, as well as Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

Antigoni Parmaxi is a Special Teaching Staff (Greek Language instructor and MA in CALL instructor) at the Language Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)​ Antigoni holds a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Cyprus, an MA in Pedagogical Sciences from the same University and a PhD from the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology. Her PhD dissertation focused on the potential of social technologies as instructional tools that support social construction of an artifact by a group of language learners. Her research interests include the ways collaborative learning environments –in and out of classroom, online and face to face– can be designed for supporting social constructionist learning, the use of technology for supporting language learning (Computer-Assisted Language Learning), and the use of technology for enhancing social inclusion. Antigoni has been the principal investigator of the WomenPower project (2014-2015), supported by Mahallae (funded by UNDP-ACT), aiming at the design, development, and evaluation of a platform to connect women mentors and mentees in the fields of academia, business, healthcare and technology. Currently, Antigoni is involved in the Network for Social Computing Research project (2016-2018), funded under the Twinning scheme of HORIZON 2020, and Member of the Management Committee of the COST action IS1312 Structuring Discourse in Multilingual Europe (TextLink). Previously, Antigoni worked as a researcher (2011-2014) on LUCIDE, a project supported by European Commission, designed to develop ideas about how to manage multilingual citizen communities by building up a picture of how communication occurs in multilingual settings across the EU and beyond. Her work is situated at the intersection of social computing, language learning, and constructionism. She has publications as book chapters, international journal articles and research papers presented at international conferences.See more on her work at: http://antigoniparmaxi.weebly.com/

Dr. Giannikas is a computer literate English Language professional with extensive experience in Applied Linguistics, specifically in the areas of early language learning, teaching practices and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), within monolingual and multilingual contexts. She has taught English as a Foreign Language in Greece, Cyprus and the UK to young and adult language learners and done language exam preparation in IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, CAE, CPE, FCE, ECCE and ECPE. She has also taught Applied Linguistics and CALL to University students at a BA and MA level at London Metropolitan University, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology.Her research interests are based in the field of Applied Linguistics, specializing in the areas of early language learning, CALL, policies in language education, and professional development in English Language Teaching (ELT). She has taken part in a number of research projects and has initiated projects of her own with her most recent one being on the use of Interactive Whiteboards with young learners.Dr. Giannikas is also Social Media Coordinator of the IATEFL YLT Special Interest Group.

Elena Papa, Computer Instructor, Language Centre at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)​Elena Papa has been a member of the Language Centre since January 2015. She has obtained her Master degree in Information Technology Management at Leicester University with specialisation in e-Learning. She graduated in Computer Studies from Higher Technical Institute of Cyprus. Elena is in charge of the LC IT Support. She is involved in the CUT Moodle administration; as an e-Learning specialist, she has also been involved in the preparation of CUT LC MA in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) programme and is the on-line Master programme tutor. Elena’s research interests lie in the areas of E-learning and the use of New Technologies in Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.